If you actively invest in funds or you advise your clients on such matters, you’ll likely be familiar with Morningstar’s Qualitative Fund Research. In addition to our quantitative Star Ratings, our fund analysts have assigned more than 1,000 funds across Europe qualitative ratings that range from Elite to Impaired, and our coverage continues to grow. Morningstar qualitative ratings and fund research reports are completely independent and assessment is based on five key areas: People, Parent, Process, Price and Performance. Read more on our ratings methodology here.
The research takes the form of an in-depth four-page PDF report aimed at professional investors and a summarised HTML report suitable for individual investors. Both have been available to readers of www.morningstar.fi as we grew the fund research business, but from July 7 advisers and institutions interested in benefitting from our in-depth PDF reports will need to access them via other products.
Institutional investors can access the PDF reports via Morningstar Direct—the most complete and timely link to Morningstar’s global investment database and analytics. Click here for a free trial. Preview an example of the PDF version of our fund research report here.
For individual investors, from July 7 you will need to be registered with www.morningstar.fi to access the HTML version of our analysts’ qualitative research. Registration is free and can be quickly completed via our membership section. Additional benefits of registering with Morningstar include the ability to create, save and manage up to five separate portfolios, the option to receive a range of newsletters tailored to your needs, and the ability to set up portfolio alerts.
Please take a minute to view an example of our HTML fund reports by clicking here—you will see that this report quickly provides a snapshot of our opinion of a fund, its proper role in a portfolio, and a summary of our take on the five ‘Ps’ mentioned above. Our goal is to ensure that investors understand the biases in a fund's portfolio and how they are likely to influence its performance in various market environments, while ensuring they also have the right expectations for the investment.
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Happy researching!
The Morningstar.fi Team
